Reviews tagging 'Animal cruelty'

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

531 reviews

adhesivedolphin's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This is one of those books that's a hit to the heart with every word. Vuong has such a powerful voice and the audiobook was like being read poetry. Every short story, every aside hurt in a new and yet familiar way. Little Dog is a great narrator who has a knowledge of language that sets him apart from him his family in a way that is visceral and deeply affecting. There was so much violence done on him and it is really clear that hurt people hurt people. His pain is a legacy of pain that has been passed through his family. This one will stick with me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Toxic relationship, Violence, Dementia, Grief, Car accident, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, Colonisation, War, and Classism

alannahberkeley's review against another edition

emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Drug abuse, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Death of parent, and War

fpcat99's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, Alcohol, Colonisation, and War

ifreyley's review against another edition

dark hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Beautifully written, an artistic depiction of a life (or rather, multiple lives, or rather, a parent–child relationship) that feels almost like a painting. Dark subject matter and harrowing world history are littered with moments of beauty and hope, and above all the focus is love, however complicated that can be.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Cancer, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Abortion, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Chronic illness, Cursing, Homophobia, Misogyny, Excrement, Grief, Car accident, and Pregnancy

Minor: Alcoholism, Infidelity, Xenophobia, Grief, and Pregnancy

veelaughtland's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Mental illness, Sexual content, Excrement, Grief, Car accident, Abortion, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

almda's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty

sadsagereads's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Domestic abuse, Torture, and Abortion

Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, and Homophobia

Minor: Racism and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

liljuliep's review against another edition

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexual assault, Violence, Excrement, Pregnancy, Colonisation, War, and Injury/Injury detail

somatognosie's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Terminal illness, Death of parent, Colonisation, and War

biscuity's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Child abuse